Prince William and Kate Spend Final Day of Tour Focusing on Youth, Mental Health

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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William Duke of Cambridge meets children at Cridge Centre for the Family on the final day of their Royal Tour of Canada on October 1, 2016 in Victoria, Canada.

The royal tour ends today, but before it closes Prince William and Kate will meet with social and mental health providers in Victoria.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made it their mission to meet as many Canadians from as many walks of life as possible during their eight-day tour.

The royal couple visited Vancouver's most impoverished neighbourhood, the Downtown Eastside, participated in First Nations ceremonies in Bella Bella and Haida Gwaii, B.C., and met residents in the small northern community of Carcross, Yukon.

The family is scheduled to depart by sea plane from Victoria Harbour later today.

William and Kate will spend the last few hours of their trip focusing on youth and mental health, causes they have advocated for in the U.K. and have shown an interest in throughout their Canadian tour.

They begin the day with a visit the Cridge Centre for the Family, a non-profit society that offers child care, supportive housing, respite care and other social services.

William and Kate will then meet with members of the Kelty Mental Health and Resource Centre, which provides support to children and their families in need of mental health services. The centre, and the foundation that helped develop it, is named after Kelty Patrick Dennehy, who died by suicide at the age of 17.

While the centre is located at the B.C. Children's Hospital in Vancouver, it is still accessible to the estimated 140,000 children and youth who experience mental-health disorders across the province through online, telephone and peer-network resources.

Royals' Family Children Enjoy Canadian Tour

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge returned to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on Sept. 29, 2016 for a children's party and meeting with local families. The government house hosted the event and among those attending were several local military families. Three-year-old Prince George and his sister, one-year-old Princess Charlotte attended the event with their parents. The event took place in a garden decorated with flowers, balloons, bubbles and mini-horses. (Published Friday, Sept. 30, 2016)

William and Kate end the day meeting with members of the Sail and Life Training Society, which teaches youth how to sail tall ships, and representatives of the charity Jack.org, a student leadership program that supports mental health promotion.

On Friday, the royal couple visited the idyllic archipelago Haida Gwaii, taking a ride to one of the area's remote villages in a 15-metre long replica Haida warrior canoe.

First Nations chiefs and elders welcomed William and Kate at the Haida heritage centre, where young dancers dressed in colourful beaded costumes performed a dance to honour survivor's of Canada's residential school system.

Haida Nation spokesman Peter Lantin told the couple his people are survivors who rely on the land and the visit of the royals was a sign of hope.